An energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications

An energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications

Tavistock Communications is one of the UK's leading providers of financial public relations and investor relations. Our clients range from FTSE 100 international companies to growing UK and overseas businesses quoted on AIM; from multi-national fund managers and real estate players to domestic providers of professional services.

Our clients have one thing in common - they all demand our energetic and thoughtful approach to financial communications. This approach reflects the unusually high proportion of experienced senior people in our team, to which we add the energy of youth and the enthusiasm of us all.

Established in 1991, Tavistock Communications is employee-owned and based in the City of London. We offer a fresh, independent alternative to the international chains that have become too large to care.

Latest News

Tavistock to advise Namakwa Diamonds

Namakwa Diamonds has appointed Tavistock to handle its Financial Communications and Investor Relations activity. Namakwa Diamonds is a vertically integrated diamond resource group focused on diamond mining and beneficiation across Southern Africa. Namakwa has a diversified portfolio of diamond projects, which include distinct diamond resource target areas now located in five African countries, namely: South Africa; Lesotho; the Democratic Republic of Congo; Namibia and Angola. The Company also runs a well-established beneficiation division, developed over a 30-year period, with operations in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Israel and is fully listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Real Estate Investors appoints Tavistock

Real Estate Investors Plc ("REI") has appointed Tavistock to handle its Financial Communications and Investor Relations activity. REI has interests in quality commercial and industrial properties throughout the UK, with a focus on the West Midlands and Central England. Its current investment portfolio is valued at £49.3 million (30 June 2009) with initial yields of 8.5% to 10%. Its investments target medium sized commercial properties, diversified by property type and tenant.

Tavistock appointed by Douglas Bay

DouglasBay Capital, the AIM listed, active value investment company, has appointed Tavistock Communications to provide investor and financial public relations services. Supported by founder investors Laxey Partners, DouglasBay’s investment strategy is to provide shareholders with a combination of income and capital growth over time through the acquisition and revitalisation of quoted and unquoted companies. Following the initial purchase of the logistics business TDG Ltd in October 2008 and its subsequent reorganisation, DouglasBay is currently looking for suitable transaction opportunities in a number of sectors.

Tavistock to advise Econet

Econet, a diversified telecommunications group with more than 11 million subscribers and operations in nine countries in Africa, Europe and the Asia Pacific Rim, has appointed Tavistock to handle its UK media relations. The Company is one of Africa’s most recognised brands and was founded in 1997 by Strive Masiyiwa. A trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and a member of the board of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, a venture backed by the Rockefeller and Bill Gates foundations, Mr. Masiyiwa was named one of 15 Global Influentials in a CNN/Time Magazine poll. He is also a member of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Advisory Committee.

Tavistock wins ITM Brief

ITM Power, a clean energy company developing technology to alleviate the present dependence on hydrocarbon fuels, has appointed Tavistock Communications to provide financial PR and IR services. This is a reappointment after a period when ITM took its financial communications in-house.

Tavistock has been engaged specifically to assist the Company to communicate its new commercialisation strategy to investors and the media.

ITM Power has refocused on delivering Hydrogen generation and storage systems for a range of commercial applications, including those for domestic use which take advantage of Government legislation.

OPG Power Ventures appoints Tavistock

OPG Power Ventures Plc (OPG) has appointed Tavistock Communications to handle its financial communications and investor relations. OPG listed on AIM in May 2008 having raised £65.1m through its broker and nominated adviser Cenkos Securities. The company operates a 19.39 megawatt (MW) gas fired and waste heat electricity plant in Tamil Nadu, India. It recently commenced production at a 10MW plant and expects a further four plants totalling 424MW to commence by 3rd quarter 2010. The Tavistock team will be led by Nick Peters and Simon Hudson.

Virgin Media appoints Tavistock

Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) has appointed Tavistock Communications as its financial public relations adviser.

Tavistock will handle the corporate communications for all of Virgin Media's products, including broadband, TV, mobile and telephone.

The UK entertainment and communications business has been voted the sixth Most Loved Brand in Britain in a Marketing magazine poll, as well as having been voted the Most Trusted ISP Brand 2008 by Reader’s Digest magazine. The Sunday Times also awarded Virgin Media its 2008 Best Buy awards for broadband and movies on demand. Virgin Media is the largest Virgin company in the world and has almost 10 million customers.

Tavistock expands into South East Asia

Tavistock has bolstered its South East Asian offering through a deal with First City, adding an on the ground presence and a native Chinese-speaking capability. The tie up also provides First City’s existing clients, currently numbering 17 AIM companies, with a wider range of services in the UK. The First City team, led by Allan Piper (who previously edited the Financial Mail on Sunday), will continue to expand its strong portfolio of clients based in China and the Far East from its office in Hong Kong.
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Tavistock wins Mfuse corporate brief

Tavistock has been appointed by Mfuse Ltd as its corporate public relations advisor. Mfuse designs technology which enables a safe and secure form of gambling via mobile. The Company, which works with blue chip clients such as Ladbrokes, 365.com, PaddyPower and Stan James, recently appointed Bob Holt as a non executive Chairman and Sportingbet founder Mark Blandford as a non executive Director. The Tavistock team will be led by Matt Ridsdale.

Petrofac appoints City Insights

Petrofac, the FTSE 250 Oil & Gas services company, has appointed Tavistock’s Investor Relations subsidiary City Insights to handle its private client investor relations programme. Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industry. The City Insights team will be led by Simon Hudson.

Tavistock advises Abbot Group on sale

Tavistock is advising Abbot Group, the international oil and gas services business, on its £906 million sale to First Reserve, the leading private equity firm specialising in the energy industry. Abbot Group operates in 25 countries worldwide and focuses on providing development drilling services and rig operations to major oil companies in its key strategic areas of Europe, north and west Africa, the Middle East, the Caspian Sea and Russia. The Tavistock team is led by Jeremy Carey and Simon Hudson. Abbot Group became a client of Tavistock in 1995.

Speymill Deutsche Immobilien appoints Tavistock

Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Company Plc ("Speymill Deutsche") has appointed Tavistock to handle its Financial Communications and Investor Relations activity. Speymill Deutsche raised €240 million on its admission to AIM in March 2006 and announced profit before-tax of €29.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2007.